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Moose Viewing

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Moose Viewing — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

This overlook sits at 1,782 feet along the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, with the land dropping 59 feet within 600 meters of the site. Pine Mountain, a peak reaching 2,190 feet, is visible to the south-southeast at a distance of 7.6 miles. Grand Marais is the nearest town, 17.4 miles to the south, with Lutsen 28.5 miles to the south-southwest and Grand Portage 31.4 miles to the east. Daylight varies by season, with sunrise and sunset times ranging from 05:03 to 21:05 near the June solstice and from 07:49 to 16:11 near the December solstice. The Laurentian Divide overlook is the next stop along the byway.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
1,782 ft
Relief
59 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
A cloudy winter day at frozen Swamper Lake on the Gunflint Trail, Northern Minnesota, in winter. -- © 2018 Tony Webster tony@tonywebster.com +1 202-930-9200
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 53.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 53.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 53.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 53.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 55.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Pine Mountain2,190 ftsouth-southeast · 7.6 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0519:1418:33
June solstice05:0321:0520:17
September equinox06:4919:0118:20
December solstice07:4916:1115:18

Local time (America/Chicago). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Grand Marais17.4 mi south
  • Lutsen28.5 mi south-southwest
  • Grand Portage31.4 mi east
After it: Laurentian Divide →
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Common questions

How high is Moose Viewing?

Moose Viewing sits at about 1,782 feet (543 m).

What can you see from Moose Viewing?

From Moose Viewing: Pine Mountain (SSE, 7.6 mi).

What is the nearest town to Moose Viewing?

Grand Marais, 17 miles S of Moose Viewing.

What is the next lookout after Moose Viewing?

Laurentian Divide is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Moose Viewing.

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